The visiting Tampa Bay Rowdies side should be favourites in this visit to Birmingham Legion, as the away team holds a 14 point advantage from their twelve league games this season.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1000 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Birmingham Legion form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories so far this season. Birmingham Legion, who have the fewest scored goals (1) at home in USL Championship, have only managed 1 win, 1 draw and 4 losses so far from their games here.The Birmingham Legion crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-1 to Nashville here in a USL Championship match. A 0-0 draw away before that, with North Carolina the opponent.
The lack of attacking qualities in Birmingham Legion means that they have only scored 1 goal in 6 home games, less than half a goal per match. On the other hand, Birmingham Legion have conceded 7 goals.
Tampa Bay Rowdies form and stats
The visitors, who have the fewest conceded goals (4) in USL Championship, are W3-D2-L0 on the road this term. In general it has been a productive period now for Tampa Bay Rowdies as they haven't lost any of their last 13 games.Tampa Bay Rowdies won their last game, 1-0 versus Swope Park Rangers played at home. A home win before that, celebrating 2-0 vs New York RB II.
Tampa Bay Rowdies have scored 7 goals on their travels this season, 5 away games. Tampa Bay Rowdies are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 2 away goals have been conceded so far.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  S. Guenzatti 5 goals / 1 assists | J. Tejada 4 goals |  P. Kasim 2 goals |
Birmingham Legion missing players
Tampa Bay Rowdies missing players
| Birmingham Legion | Tampa Bay Rowdies | |||||
| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistic | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 6 | 3 | Played | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Won | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | 4 | 3 | Lost | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 1 | 0 | Scored | 1 | 7 | 18 |
| 18 | 7 | 5 | Conceded | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 82% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 80% | 83% |
| 55% | 33% | 33% | Over 1.5 | 0% | 40% | 58% |
| 45% | 17% | 33% | Over 2.5 | 0% | 20% | 17% |
| 36% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 17% |
| 27% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 8% |
| 27% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | 0% | 40% | 33% |
| 27% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | 100% | 60% | 67% |
| 64% | 83% | 100% | Failed To Score | 0% | 20% | 17% |
| 4.8 | 7 | 6 | Corners For (avg) | 0 | 2.5 | 6.3 |
| 5.4 | 4.2 | 5 | Corners Against (avg) | 0 | 4 | 3.6 |
| 2.1 | 2.4 | 1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 0 | 2 | 1.5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | 0 | 0 | 1 |
- Birmingham Legion have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
- Birmingham Legion have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Tampa Bay Rowdies have not yet lost a game.
- Tampa Bay Rowdies have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Tampa Bay Rowdies have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Tampa Bay Rowdies have scored at least twice as many goals away as Birmingham Legion have scored home.
- Tampa Bay Rowdies have won significantly less corners away then at home.
Birmingham Legion
| 04-05-19 | | Memphis 901 | 2 - 2 | Birmingham Legion |
| 12-05-19 | | Birmingham Legion | 0 - 3 | Louisville City |
| 16-05-19 | | Birmingham Legion | 4 - 1 | West Chester United |
| 18-05-19 | | North Carolina | 0 - 0 | Birmingham Legion |
| 23-05-19 | | Birmingham Legion | 0 - 1 | Nashville |
| 29-05-19 | | Louisville City | 23:00 | Birmingham Legion |
| 02-06-19 | | Birmingham Legion | 00:00 | Tampa Bay Rowdies |
| 08-06-19 | | Charleston Battery | 23:30 | Birmingham Legion |
| 15-06-19 | | Charlotte Independence | 23:00 | Birmingham Legion |
| 23-06-19 | | Birmingham Legion | - | Hartford Athletic |
Tampa Bay Rowdies
| 01-05-19 | | Indy Eleven | 0 - 0 | Tampa Bay Rowdies |
| 09-05-19 | | Nashville | 0 - 1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies |
| 14-05-19 | | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 4 - 1 | The Villages |
| 18-05-19 | | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 2 - 0 | New York RB II |
| 25-05-19 | | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1 - 0 | Swope Park Rangers |
| 29-05-19 | | OKC Energy | 00:30 | Tampa Bay Rowdies |
| 02-06-19 | | Birmingham Legion | 00:00 | Tampa Bay Rowdies |
| 08-06-19 | | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 23:30 | North Carolina |
| 15-06-19 | | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 23:30 | Charleston Battery |
| 22-06-19 | | Bethlehem Steel | 23:30 | Tampa Bay Rowdies |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 26 |
| 2 | New Mexico United | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 30 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 24 |
| 3 | Nashville | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 22 |
| 4 | New York RB II | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 20 |
| 5 | Phoenix Rising | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 19 |
| 6 | Fresno FC | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 19 |
| 7 | Indy Eleven | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 18 |
| 8 | Portland Timbers II | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 18 |
| 9 | Ottawa Fury | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 18 |
| 10 | OKC Energy | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 18 |
| 11 | Louisville City | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 17 |
| 12 | Charleston Battery | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 17 |
| 13 | El Paso Locomotive | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 17 |
| 14 | North Carolina | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
| 15 | Saint Louis FC | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 16 |
| 16 | Reno 1868 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 16 |
| 17 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 16 |
| 18 | Rio Grande Valley | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 16 |
| 19 | LA Galaxy II | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -6 | 16 |
| 20 | Las Vegas Lights | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 15 |
| 21 | Austin Bold | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -2 | 15 |
| 22 | Orange County | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 14 |
| 23 | Sacramento Republic | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -3 | 13 |
| 24 | Atlanta United II | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | -6 | 13 |
| 25 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 12 |
| 26 | Bethlehem Steel | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | -4 | 12 |
| 27 | Birmingham Legion | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | -9 | 12 |
| 28 | Real Monarchs | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -2 | 11 |
| 29 | San Antonio | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -4 | 11 |
| 30 | Memphis 901 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -5 | 10 |
| 31 | Loudoun United | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -2 | 9 |
| 32 | Charlotte Independence | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -9 | 8 |
| 33 | Colorado Springs | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -11 | 8 |
| 34 | Swope Park Rangers | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | -11 | 7 |
| 35 | Hartford Athletic | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 23 | -18 | 5 |
| 36 | Seattle Sounders II | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 22 | -27 | 4 |
